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 Fæder úre

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Fæder úre, þú þe eart on heofonum,
sí þín nama gehálgod.
Tó-becume þín ríce;
geweorðe þín willa
on eorðan swá swá on heofonum.
Úrne dæghwámlican hláf syle ús tó-dæg;
Forgyf ús úre gyltas,
swá swá wé forgyfað úrum gyltendum ;
And ne gelǽd þú ús on costnunge,
ac álýs ús of yfele.

Sóðlice

Our Father, who art in Heaven,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy Will be done,
on Earth, as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

Amen.


The text is in a relatively late form of the West-Saxon dialect, from around 1000.

The translation is a traditional English version from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.


References

Brook, G[eorge] L[eslie]. An introduction to Old English. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1966. 138 p.

Olteanu, Michael. Convent of Pater Noster: The Lord's Prayer in 1323 languages and dialects. Hosted by: Christus Rex et Redemptor Mundi. URL: http://www.christusrex.org/www1/pater/index.html



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